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cede
[seed]
verb (used with object)
to yield or formally surrender to another.
to cede territory.
Synonyms: , , , ,
cede
/ ː /
verb
to transfer, make over, or surrender (something, esp territory or legal rights)
the lands were ceded by treaty
(tr) to allow or concede (a point in an argument, etc)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ceder noun
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cede1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cede1
Example Sentences
In proposing the cuts, the administration has called for ceding certain federal parklands to the states.
Those interests are best served, he says, by standing up to Germany when their opinions diverge and not ceding more powers to Brussels.
Nawrocki, 42, supports a strong sovereign Poland and does not want the country to cede any more powers to Brussels.
These have included a demand that Ukraine cede parts of its own country not even occupied by Russia and that the US recognises Crimea as a formal part of Russia.
What people don't often realize is that they're ultimately ceding control to the leader, who 99 percent of the time is going to exploit them.
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